One of the characteristics of Hurston that is obvious when we look at the text is the fact that she has a deep knowledge and appreciation for history and culture. This comes across in several ways in the text. For example, the use of dialect in the story shows her appreciation for black culture. Moreover, throughout the story we see that Hurston understands and conveys the historical causes of the situations she describes.
<h2>Only the excerpt tells about the atmosphere in the room after Iqbal received the award.
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Explanation:
<h3><em><u>Later that year he arrived in Boston to receive the Reebok Youth in Action Award.
</u></em></h3><h3><em><u>Holding a pencil in one hand and a carpet tool in the other, Iqbal stood before the audience. And in his small but commanding voice he spoke of the horrors of child labour. The room was intensely silent.
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